Author Kurt Vonnegut dead at 84
{{date|April 12, 2007}}

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[[United States|American]] author [[w:Kurt Vonnegut|Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]], best known for works blending [[w:satire|satire]], [[w:black comedy|black comedy]], and [[w:science fiction|science fiction]], has died at age 84. After a fall in his Manhattan, [[New York]] home, he suffered brain injuries and died on Wednesday from complications related to those injuries.

Some of Vonnegut's most famous works include ''[[w:Slaughterhouse-Five|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1969), ''[[w:Cat's Cradle|Cat's Cradle]]'' (1963), and ''[[w:Breakfast of Champions|Breakfast of Champions]]'' (1973). He achieved cult-like status among American college students in the 1960s and 70s.

==Sources==
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==External link==
* [http://www.vonnegut.com/ Official Website of Kurt Vonnegut], accessed on April 12, 2007.

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American author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., best known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, has died at age 84. After a fall in his Manhattan, New York home, he suffered brain injuries and died on Wednesday from complications related to those injuries.

Some of Vonnegut's most famous works include Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). He achieved cult-like status among American college students in the 1960s and 70s.
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